Kakhorov vs Gronvall

Who won Kakhorov vs Gronvall?

Khurshed Kakhorov beat Tuomas Gronvall by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL Europe 2, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kakhorov vs Gronvall stats

Khurshed Kakhorov stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tuomas Gronvall made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Khurshed Kakhorov's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Tuomas Gronvall marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Khurshed Kakhorov's PFL record stood at 4-0-0, while Tuomas Gronvall's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kakhorov had a massive power advantage over Gronvall, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Gronvall's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gronvall had a massive advantage over Kakhorov, boasting a 40% submission rate over Kakhorov's 0%.

Khurshed Kakhorov was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

Kakhorov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gronvall.

Kakhorov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years later than Gronvall, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 35 to Gronvall's 50.

Kakhorov vs Gronvall form

Kakhorov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Frans Mlambo at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ali Taleb at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Moktar Benkaci at PFL Europe on 8th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany.

Before that, he had lost to Brett Johns at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He was victorious against Jair Junior at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

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Kakhorov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kakhorov vs Gronvall?

Khurshed Kakhorov was a 1/18 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Tuomas Gronvall made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.